Another violent incident on a Kansas City bus prompts a group to take action to keep bus drivers and passengers safe.

Three people were injured Thursday after an argument on a bus spilled out into the street near 31st Street and Prospect Avenue. Someone fired shots into the bus, hitting one person in the hand and injuring two others with flying glass.

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The incident came on the heels of an assault and stabbing of a city bus driver who tried to throw two passengers off the bus for not paying the fare.

The Kansas City community group Peacekeepers said enough is enough.

"It starts with an argument, then goes to a fight, but you see all the people sitting on the buses not stopping it," said the Rev. Tony Caldwell of Peacekeepers.

He said someone could have prevented the attack on the bus driver earlier this month.

"If someone had intervened at that time point, then we believe the fight wouldn't have happened and he may not have been stabbed," Caldwell said.

It's why his group met Thursday to try to help. Members said if they get on board and ride buses on troubled route, they might be able to de-escalate a problem before it ends in violence.

"Everybody needs to get involved. It's not just one person. Everybody needs to become a peacekeeper on their own block or their neighborhood," Caldwell said. "You can't just turn a blind eye because one day you will be involved."

Vickie Ralls, a driver for the Area Transit Authority for nearly eight years, just joined Peacekeepers. While she said she'd like to see more uniformed officers on board, she thinks the group is taking a step in the right direction.

"We like to go home as we came," she said. "If we could get that extra positive help on the bus, we need reinforcement. I think if a Peacekeeper is on there and people know, I think it would cut out some of this misbehavior."

The group said it still wants to work out specifics about how to move forward with the plan. Members said they plan to pay for their own bus fares, so money won't be an issue.

ATA said it has uniformed and plainclothes officers on some routes already, but it plans to beef up security.

Police have been talking with two adults and two juveniles in connection with the shooting.